30 number threes in 30 years

there are 30 teams so i ranked 30 number three picks from the last 30 years. my criteria was how i believe the careers will be ranked when it is all done if they are still active. for those interested in the thread and missed the previously ranked number one picks and number two picks, you can take a look at them here:http://nbadraft.net/forum/30-number-ones-30-years, http://www.nbadraft.net/forum/30-number-twos-30-years
seems like the number three picks could be better than the number two picks, but there are still a few busts. just a reminder, this is based on careers and not necessarily the better player in their prime.

Good list but I'd Flip Michael Jordan for Adam Morrison IMO.
Also after seeing Darius Miles on this I YouTube'd vids of him for like 20 minutes, ha that was my Dude!
I loved after he dunked he put 2 fist on his forhead, I'm bringing that back

im not sure how much of these lists have to do with projections for guys going forward, but bradley beal is obviously too high. I mean sean elliot was a 2x nba all-star and nba champion who was dropping 15-20 points throughout most his career. And bradley is ahead of him?

yeah, i mean even christian leattner for all the lack of love he gets was a solid contributor who made an all-star team one time. Its pretty much impossible to inlcude guys with less then 5 years in this type of ranking when talking about careers.

Call me crazy but I believe James Harden will have a better career than Deron Williams. Look at his explosion in Houston, he was earlier on in the league considered the top MVP candidate (for like the first month). Deron has only been an allstar a 3 times and made the second team twice. That is due in large part to the brilliance of other star point guards like Chris Paul, Rondo, Westbrook, Tony Parker and Derrick Rose. James Harden is coming in at a perfect time. He is already the 3rd best shooting guard in the league, with the top 2 being on the decline. One of which will retire soon and the other who looks as though father time cought up with him. James Harden will be the best shooting guard in the league in 2-3 years and at which point, because of his well rounded, high ppg stats will get him many more first teams selections and allstar selections than Deron Willliams got.

Obviously, I'm biased as a Duke fan, but I would have Christian Laettner a little bit higher. I think people tend to regard him as a bust because he he had potentially the greatest college career of all time and made the dream team, and yet went on to have an unspectacular NBA career. But still, the guy averaged between 16 and 18 points for a good portion of his career and I'm pretty sure he made an All-Star team. The guy was obviously not a superstar, but I think his amazing college career has led people to underrate his NBA impact. He is clearly not an all-time great but he definitely wasn't a bust either. I'm not really sure that OJ Mayo or Brad Beal will end up having better careers.

Note: This isn't necessarily in response to this post, as you had Laettner around the middle of the pack. I was more referring to the internet myth that has arisen that the guy was a complete failure in the NBA.